Offerings & Events
Communion, ceremony, and enlightenment are integral to the healing path.
We believe that being with and having others be with us is profoundly powerful.
In community, we are lean into and transform in ways that we cannot — or don’t want to — do alone.
In collaboration with our community of healers, practitioners, and guides Shelterwood Collective offers:
Gatherings & Experiences to cultivate connection, creativity, and vitality
Process & Therapy Groups to foster brave, support spaces for communal grow
Workshops & Trainings to raise awareness and deepen learning
Rituals & Retreats to protect sacred space to integrate mind, body, and spirit
We invite you to gather, commune, and grow with us.
Back to School Party: Learning Canopy Kickoff
Come kickoff a new season of learning and community together! We’ll gather to mark the shift into fall and orient to this year’s learning canopy and community rhythms. There will be opportunities for networking and community building, mini workshops to choose from, and a professional headshot pop up!
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
This monthly Washington Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group is facilitated by Chessie Snider & Jen John. If you're a Child-Centered Play Therapist, Synergetic Play Therapist, TF-CBT Therapist, EMDR therapist, or Child-Parent Relationship Therapist or other modality, this is for you.
What We Carry: A Nature-Based Community Grief Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
In this three-hour circle, we will co-create a container for the grief that lives in our bodies and hearts: grief for personal losses and grief for the state of our world. Drawing from the teachings of Francis Weller, Joanna Macy, and in humble recognition of the human practice of communal grieving across many cultures and traditions, we will weave together explorations of grief through movement, artistic expression, connection with nature, sharing and deep listening.
Resource Share | The Clearing: A Legal Forum
FOR MEMBERS | VIRTUAL
The Clearing: a members-only quarterly legal forum with attorney & therapist Eric Ström, built for practitioners navigating today's legal terrain.
South Asian Women’s Process Group
A group for South Asian Women in their 20s & 30s who want to explore the impact of culture and race on their mental health, reduce isolation and manage stress.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Art Walk | P.S. We Love You
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A group exhibition featuring work by Eric Boekelheide, Jane Richlovsky, Ash Kopetzky, Iskra Johnson, Grace Chen & Guinevere Johnson.
Inspired by Pioneer Square, its history, architecture, artists, streets, and the countless stories embedded within them, P.S. We Love You is a celebration of a neighborhood built on its own foundation, one that has long nurtured creativity while continually reinventing itself.
Seattle Therapists Get Caffeinated!
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Seattle Therapists Get Caffeinated! has been running since Fall 2022 on a monthly basis on Fridays. Sandra Killebrew and Chessie Snider alternate hosting the event. We'll meet at Victrola on 15th from 10am-12pm. Please say hi and introduce yourself!
The Clinic | What Cannot Be Fixed: A Framework for Working with Grief & Loss
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Deepen your practice at The Clinic, a specialized workshop series offering advanced tools, practical techniques, and fresh perspectives through teaching, live demonstration, and group consultation. In What Cannot Be Fixed: A Framework for Working with Grief & Loss, Shelley Green will offer a framework for working with the full spectrum of grief and loss, with a focus on distinguishing pain that can be alleviated from pain that must be endured. Participants will build skills for tolerating distress, supporting clients in enduring pain, and navigating the cultural and clinical complexities of grief and loss.
Don’t Get Me Started
In person | Open to all ages
Come join a bunch of ADHD and Autistic folks for an exciting evening of mutual info dumping. This in-person event is a fun opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who want to make friends around their special interests and current hyperfixations.
Rebalance | 2-Part Masterclass
Gain a deeper understanding of the nervous system, how it is involved in stress response, what the brain perceives as stress, and its relationship with sex hormones, sleep, blood sugar levels, inflammation, and digestion. We will be providing practical tools and guidance for putting this knowledge into action on a daily basis, helping clients to recognize when a threat is activating their system, and skills to move the stress through their body in order to return to calm and safety.
Thresholds: Become an Approved Supervisor Training
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Join seasoned clinicians, supervisors, and educators Abby Wong-Heffter and Nicole Greenwald for a two-day, immersive experience that centers an embodied, communal approach to becoming a Washington approved supervisor. Our 15 credit hour training goes beyond the legal and practical components to provide a development framework and embodied practice of supervision, consultation, and mentorship.
Skillshare | Indigenous Historical Trauma & You
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
Join Julene Pommert for a workshop to facilitate the awareness of Indigenous peoples’ experiences of oppression and trauma through understanding how generational/cultural history has an impact. Come away with tools to address areas of oppression-inspired trauma/dissociation in clients’ lives.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Greenhouse | Weaving the Web
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Greenhouse is an experiential business development workshop for healing practitioners. Our October workshop, by psychotherapist and founder Nicole Greenwald, will focus on netweaving — a values-aligned, repeatable framework for referrals and visibility.
A Dash Of Madness: A Deep Dive Into Our Narcissism
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Join psychotherapist Joe Sawyer for a psychodynamic deep dive into Narcissism — the inherent human pull toward self-centeredness that shapes pathology, relationships, and even our collective life around race, sexuality, and culture. Through theory, clinical case material, and therapeutic technique, participants will learn to recognize narcissistic currents in themselves and their clients, and find the path of working with and through them.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
The Loom: On Authenticity with Rhonda Faison
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A conversation on authenticity in business with Rhonda Faison of rōJō Juice. The Loom is a monthly gathering for founders, placemakers and keepers, creatives, and community builders. For those creating things, holding things down, or dreaming something new into being, this is a space for mutual support, resource sharing, tool swapping, and being in community.
Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
This monthly Washington Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group is facilitated by Chessie Snider & Jen John. If you're a Child-Centered Play Therapist, Synergetic Play Therapist, TF-CBT Therapist, EMDR therapist, or Child-Parent Relationship Therapist or other modality, this is for you.
Maiden to Mother:A Matrescence Mini Retreat
IN PERSON | FOR MOTHERS
A restorative and contemplative mini retreat honoring matrescence and the transformative power of stepping into motherhood.
Resource Share | Beyond the Individual Hour
FOR MEMBERS | VIRTUAL
Not sure how to add a group to your private practice? We'll cover the benefits of running groups, how to identify the right fit for your expertise, key structural decisions, and the support systems that help groups thrive.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Skillshare | DBT Skill Building
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This workshop, facilitated by Jennifer Slawson, will highlight how integrating psychodynamic and DBT skills interventions can increase client insight, reduce defenses, and increase connection to enable healing. Designed for practitioners, this skillshare will offer both concepts and practical application.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Collective Wisdom: The Space Between Us
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
Collective Wisdom: The Space Between Us: an interdisciplinary panel exploring boundaries, vulnerability, and what it means to be human with clients for mental health counselors, social workers, therapists, and healers.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Art Walk | P.S. We Love You
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A group exhibition featuring work by Eric Boekelheide, Jane Richlovsky, Ash Kopetzky, Iskra Johnson, Grace Chen & Guinevere Johnson.
Inspired by Pioneer Square, its history, architecture, artists, streets, and the countless stories embedded within them, P.S. We Love You is a celebration of a neighborhood built on its own foundation, one that has long nurtured creativity while continually reinventing itself.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
This monthly Washington Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group is facilitated by Chessie Snider & Jen John. If you're a Child-Centered Play Therapist, Synergetic Play Therapist, TF-CBT Therapist, EMDR therapist, or Child-Parent Relationship Therapist or other modality, this is for you.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Death Cafe
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Death is something we all share, yet we rarely get the chance to talk about it openly. The Seattle Death Cafe is a cozy, welcoming space where we gather, with tea and treats, to speak freely about death, dying, and what it means to be human.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Good Grief
A healing space to share and process your grief. All types of loss are welcome. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this 6-week, in person group container offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
This monthly Washington Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group is facilitated by Chessie Snider & Jen John. If you're a Child-Centered Play Therapist, Synergetic Play Therapist, TF-CBT Therapist, EMDR therapist, or Child-Parent Relationship Therapist or other modality, this is for you.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
Community Paddle + Networking Group
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A supportive outdoor gathering for therapists and helping professionals to connect, decompress, and build community. We meet twice a month at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland for conversation, fresh air, and optional paddleboarding or kayaking in a relaxed, welcoming environment.
Art Walk | Chrysalis
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
Please join us in The Apothecary for Chrysalis. This group exhibition, featuring work by Austyn McCall, Sarah Kelley, Serrah Russell, and Soo Hong explores themes of transition, thresholds and becomings.
Making Space
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly open studio offering a relaxed, drop-in space to gather, create, and connect over art. Optional art-therapy–inspired prompts available. Supplies provided.
Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
This monthly Washington Neurodivergent Affirming Kid & Teen Therapists' Peer Consult Group is facilitated by Chessie Snider & Jen John. If you're a Child-Centered Play Therapist, Synergetic Play Therapist, TF-CBT Therapist, EMDR therapist, or Child-Parent Relationship Therapist or other modality, this is for you.
Consult Circle with Shelley Green
VIRTUAL | FOR MEMBERS
This bi-weekly virtual consult group offers a consistent, relational space for psychotherapists and mental health counselors to reflect on clinical work, integrate perspective, and reduce professional isolation. Facilitated by Shelley Green, this group emphasizes ethical practice, thoughtful case consultation, and collaborative learning within a supportive, non-evaluative container. Members are welcome to attend regularly or drop in as needed, creating an accessible commons for ongoing clinical support.
The Grove: A Community Reading Circle
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
The Grove is curated by collective member, Jill Arndt. Jill is a mental health therapist in Fremont, Seattle. She specializes in working with relationships. She is excited to offer this circle to the community as a fellow journeyer in life! Books offer a space for us to connect and to process (or simply be) with others in the daunting questions we often face as humans who are constantly in relationship with ourselves and others.
Resource Share | Multi-State Licensure
FOR MEMBERS | VIRTUAL
Are you a licensed mental health clinician ready to expand your practice beyond your home state? Whether you're responding to client demand, embracing telehealth's reach, or building a more resilient business, obtaining licensure in multiple states is one of the most strategic moves you can make — and one of the most misunderstood. Facilitated by Christine Suffield, a clinician licensed in 6 states herself, this space will break down the complex, state-by-state landscape of mental health licensure into actionable steps you can actually use.
Open for Business
VIRTUAL | EVERYONE
Open for Business is a workshop designed for coaches, healers, and lightworkers who keep hitting the same invisible walls in their business…and feeling burned out.
Creative Healers Hub
IN PERSON | FOR PRACTITIONERS
A monthly, in-person gathering space for healers, creatives and activists who are actively pursuing the infusion of creativity and healing in their professional work. This is a free community offering from Return to the Table, a collaboration between Melissa Deeken & Soodeh Montazeri.
Shelterwood Collective Annual Co-Op & Summer Solstice Gathering
IN PERSON | FOR MEMBERS
Join us for Shelterwood's 15th anniversary on the summer solstice! We'll gather at Pritchard Beach Bath House to honor 15 years, share stories and dreams, and celebrate what we've built together. Members and loved ones welcome — in person or virtually.
Rooted Reflections Tarot
IN PERSON | FOR EVERYONE
A monthly tarot offering with intuitive guide Nicole Busacca. These one-on-one sessions are an invitation to slow down, tune in, and connect with your inner knowing through the supportive lens of the tarot.